instruments presumably entails different trade impacts. However, all of the reviewed measures and schemes are fairly new, and … experience with their application and therefore their potential trade effects has so far been relatively limited. …

This document sets out a framework for evaluating the implementation of environmental provisions in Regional Trade …

Innovation is critical to creating new sources of growth. Trade is one of the framework conditions that can strengthen … through which trade affects innovation. First, imports and foreign direct investment (FDI) as well as trade in technology …

how one type of structural policy reform – namely trade and trade-related policy reforms – may facilitate global … trade policy reforms, impact global trade. Our analysis suggests that a co-ordinated response involving macroeconomic …, exchange rate and structural reforms, including trade policy reforms, are needed to address imbalances in the global economy …

This report presents the findings of the OECD indicators for assessing the economic and trade impact of specific trade … facilitation measures in OECD countries. Twelve trade facilitation indicators (TFIs) have been constructed, corresponding to the … hurdles in the trade procedures of a given country. For OECD countries, the policy areas that seem to have the greatest impact …

multilateral trade negotiations under the Doha Development Agenda. This paper: discusses methodological issues associated with …

This paper provides an in-depth examination of the trade effects of three regional trade agreements (RTAs) – the ASEAN … Free Trade Agreement (AFTA), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Southern Cone Common Market … have increased trade in agricultural products between their member countries. There is no robust indication of trade …

This study finds that trade in services contributes to a broader services supplier base that supports competitiveness … in high-technology and high-value added manufacturing. It is shown that with low, but still significant trade costs in … advantage in manufacturing following services trade liberalisation. The impact of services trade liberalisation on trade in …

This report analyses the interactions between the investment and services chapters of 20 regional trade agreements. It … interaction between the investment and trade in services chapters. The report then looks at the implications of the services …

evaluating the trade impact alone. …